[changzuki]

2014 Green Grand Prix - Finale'
In the last GGP entry, Team Centurion shared a few lanes with smokey442's Chevy S/10 (recap: 37.7 mpg ).
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The extreme joy of driving a finely tuned, precision motor car on the legendary Watkins Glen Raceway would now be concluded with a formal checkered flag and a free-fingering!
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Yes, that's right, all driver's and navigators got fingered .
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Hearing it but not feeling it? Have a look, watch the guy in the tower on the left:
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So, that was the finish and as you may have guessed the "free-fingering" was actually our visual queue to stay right and exit the track.
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Getting off the track and back into the garage area was somewhat of a procession but did give another photo op:
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Cars were directed to the garage per specific bays corresponding to the car's Official GGP assigned number:
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With roughly 43 cars, some did not get an inside bay and were located in a small group outside.
Yes, in the land of misfit toys they were:
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And all the little Whos in Whoville cried boo-hoo-hoo!
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Sniffle, sniffle, nobody wants a Charlie-in-the-box :
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It was during this time, before the Stage 2 Rally, that the week's pre-race schedule and so much more would come home to roost. The lack of sleep, caffeine diet, over-stimulation of the Stage 1 driving, the checkered finger, and wondering if the Centurion could even make the 250+ mile trip home. ...
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With no jack, no spare, and no Kubota roadside assistance program, tension started to weigh in - the GGP was about to get ugly, really ugly.
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And that's just the beginning.
The straw that broke the camel's back happened at the Start of Stage 2 - the tank fill-up at Valero.
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An hour before Centurion was headed back to Colton, NY, CrazyJerry was like Mr. Creosote. And Watkins Glen was like the restaurant Mr. Creosote was in.
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Here's a re-enactment (specifically at 1:10 into the clip):
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Mr. Creosote
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So rewind, back at the garage area, although the Stage 1 MPG competition was over, a lot was still on the table.
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And to add to the misery, it was starting to rain...
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Sooooo, what happened at the Valero re-fuel?
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~CrazyJerry